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. D. J. NORMOYLE.

TAP WRENCH.

APPLICATION FILED JULYe, 1911.

Patented Oct. 22, 1912.

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DANIEL J'. NORMOYLE, QF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

TAP-WRENCH.

Specication of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 2 2, 1912.

Application led July 6, 1911. Serial No. 637,173.

To all 'whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, DANEL J. NoRMoYLE. a citizen of the United States, residing in the city of Philadelphia, county of Philaand State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain Improvements in Tap- Wrenches, of which the following is a speciication. i

My invention relates to wrenches used for operating taps in places diHcult of access or out o the way where handles of various lengths are required and my leading object is to provide means of superior character ftr connecting the tap with various handles. 15 0 simple and inexpensive construction.

- In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is an elevation of a tool comprising a handle (shown broken) coupled to a chuck in accordance with my invention; Fig.. 2 is an elevation showing a second form of handle coupled to the lchuck which is represented in section transverse to its position in Fig..

l; Fig. 3 is an elevation of the body of the chuck-with an end of the handle set in the recessed top thereof; Fig. 4 is a longitudinal section of the sleeve for coupling the chuck to the handle, and Fig. 5 is a top plan view of this sleeve.

The tool, as illustrated in the drawingsV comprisesa handle 1 or 1 thereof flattened to form the a section thereof reduced to 1".

having an end tongue 1a and The chuck 2, having the usual jaws 2* sectlon 2b adapte for engaging the sleeve 3 which closes the jaws, is provided' with a threaded shank 2 split at its top by the groove or recess .2*l adapted for receiving the tongue 1*.

A sleeve 4 is adapted to screw on the threaded shank or section 2c at its top with the vinwardlv cular flanges 4* which perniit the tongue 1 the anges, are in registration with the reform the neck adapted for engainga tap and the threaded'- and is provided'.. projecting cir- This construction permits interchangel able handles to be readily appliedv to the same chuck, by simple and eicient means; and, further, 1t permits an economical use of materials of a character adapted for the functions to be performed, the handles 1 and l being suitably made from ordinary rods of low grade steel, the chuck body 2 of high grade tool steel properly tempered, and the sleeves 3 and 4 of machinery steel, case hardened.

Advantages of this construction will be appreciated by understanding that to tap holes" in out of the way places, .in castings and the like, it is customary for workmen to make special devices useful only\for the'particular job and made at considerable expense o'f time and materials, whereas the present invention provides a chuck adapted to be connected to any one of a set of handles of inexpensive construction and length suitable `to any usual work.

Having described my invention, I claim: A tool comprising a chuck having a threaded shank having a transverse groove in the top thereof, a rod having'Y a fiattened end adapted to be engaged in said groove so that said chuckscan be turned thereby,

said rod having a reduced section forming' a. notch back of said rod end, and a sleeve .provided with a thread engaging the thread -of said shank, said sleeve having an elongated aperture through which said {iat-tened end can be passed into said groove and a liange adapted to be engaged in said notch .by turning said sleeve. l In witness whereof I have hereunto set my name this 3rd day of July, 1911,in 'the l presence of the subscribing witnesses. to be passed between them, into the recess 2,

when the sleeve is on the shank and thefl A spaces 4 of the sleeve, between the ends of DANIEL J. NoRMoYLE. 

